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The Texas Lawbook

Free Speech, Due Process and Trial by Jury

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CDT Roundup: 16 Deals, 13 Firms, 96 Lawyers, $6.5B

March 31, 2020 Claire Poole

The stock market may be faring better in this age of COVID-19, but mergers and acquisitions have clearly suffered.

Global M&A activity fell 28% in the first quarter to $698 billion, its lowest level since 2016, and the number of deals slid 14% to 9,616, according to preliminary data from Refinitiv.

The U.S. did even worse, with activity cut in half to $252 billion. By comparison, Asia volumes dropped by 17% to $142.9 billion and Europe’s actually doubled to $232 billion because of several mega-deals announced before the outbreak began to worsen around the globe.

The biggest industry deal drops were in energy, healthcare and materials while industrials, consumer products and retail were largely flat, Refinitiv reported. Private equity firms’ percentage of the M&A market rose to 15.6% versus 10.7% last year, but they also saw a 25% decline in terms of deal count year-over-year.

Since the virus was deemed a pandemic on March 11, companies have announced $67.5 billion worth of mergers, acquisitions and investments, half as much as the same period last year, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.

Transactions already in the works are getting reworked, pushed back or canceled altogether, including in Texas. 

Witness Asbury Automotive Group last week walking away from its $1 billion purchase of Dallas-based Park Place Dealerships, which will receive a $10 million breakup fee as a result. The deal was set to close today (Locke Lord partner Kevin Peter was counseling Park Place while Jones Day counsel Martha Wach in Dallas was on the team advising Asbury). 

Some think NexPoint Hospitality Trust’s $318 million purchase of Condor Hospitality Trust Inc. also will be scuttled, as it didn’t close as expected on March 23. (NexPoint is advised by NexPoint Real Estate Advisors VI, an affiliate of Dallas-based Highland Capital Management.)

Bethesda, Md.-based Condor said in a release March 24 that it’s in talks with NexPoint concerning the close of the deal but also is reviewing its options “and reserves all rights under the merger agreement.” (Winston & Strawn advised NexPoint on the deal with a team led by Dallas partner Charlie Haag).

Generally speaking, banks are providing revolvers to stronger companies – which need liquidity to keep their operations going in the midst of falling sales – but not for deals. And nervous investors are shying away from early-stage funding for startups, which CB Insights said is down by 22% globally since the beginning of the year.

Despite all that’s going on, dealmaking among Texas lawyers continued to hum this past week, with some transactions reaching closing, others related to restructuring efforts and private equity reloading to hunt for opportunities. 

There were 16 announced transactions worth $6.5 billion, compared with 11 deals the week before valued at $11.9 billion and 15 transactions worth $6.47 billion at this time last year. 

Weekly Corporate Deal Tracker Roundup Stats

A compilation of weekly stats from The Lawbook's CDT Weekly Roundup
(Deal Values in Millions)

Week Ending
Deal CountAmountFirmsLawyersM&A CountM&A Value $MCapM Count
CapM Value $M
03-May-202511$4,249139011$2,226.52$2,022.5
26-Apr-202512$8,78791689$6,0113$2,776
19-Apr-202511$8,09771389$7,9852$112
12-Apr-202513$2,392815210$2,0653$327
05-Apr-202519$27,7621518816$25,4733$2,289
29-Mar-202521$8,1881025816$4,1255$4,064
22-Mar-202519$6,4851423115$4,1284$2,857
15-Mar-202513$13,7371315110$9,9324$3,805
8-Mar-20257$2,2345665$2242$2,100
1-Mar-202511$3,05087510$2,5501$500
24-Feb-2512$16,39771496$6,6356$9,862
17-Feb-2517$12,1361313410$9,4112$2,725
10-Feb-2514$7,15491799$4,9505$2,204
3-Feb-2516 $10,068720011$7,5535$2,515
25-Jan-2514$10,261101259$2,2075$8,054
18-Jan-2519$7,3821531612$2,3007$5,082
11-Jan-2521$33,5601618716$32,5215$1,039
4-Jan-259$6,8279809$6,82700
21-Dec-2411$2,79811928$2,2293$570
14-Dec-2415$5,3231218612$3,8123$1,511
07-Dec-2416$4,7661023111$2,32152,445
30-Nov-2410$10,29191034$8,2906$2.001
23-Nov-2415$4,5531515311$3,3794$1,174
16-Nov-2417$11,4881124513$10,1864$1,303
09-Nov-2414$2,1101213912$1,4102$700
02-Nov-2412 $52,788 1110711$52,7381$50
26-Oct-248$3,1608657$3,0651$75
19-Oct-2412$5,3041113611$4,5541$750
12-Oct-2417$8,4381215015$8,1162$322
05-Oct-2422$23,1811218915$19,9807$3,201
28-Sep-2411$2,35671447$534$2,303
21-Sep-2412$9,568101695$4,1017$5,467
14-Sep-2424$10,9881223516$7,1758$3,813
7-Sep-2412$20,4201616811$20,3071$112.9
31-Aug-2413$20,631913412$14,7751$5,856
24-Aug-2419$8,4522132516$7,1023$1,350
17-Aug-2425$49,1961630411$39,38614$9,810
10-Aug-2420$12,2641531216$9,7944$2,470
03-Aug-2426$16,4981633418$8,1378$8,361
27-Jul-2419$16,4422127115$13,8384$2,604
20-Jul-2415$16,0161418410$14,2325$1,784
13-Jul-2420$17,220 1426518$7,146 2$10,074
6-Jul-2411$3,941 11958$2,650 3$1,291
29-Jun-2414$6,296 152248$6,296 6$1,927
22-Jun-2412$5,679 81375$210 7$5,469
15-Jun-2413$9,895 1621410$5,280 3$4,615
8-Jun-2419$23,859 1323912$19,436 7$4,423
1-Jun-2412$34,510 111479$26,110 3$8,400
25-May-2413$9,684 1517110$4,434 3$5,250
18-May-2411$5,490 111738$3,129 3$2,361
11-May-2422$14,855 1422716$11,105 6$3,750
4-May-2413$3,139 98710$1,297 3$1,842
27-Apr-2410$6,684 62810$6,684 00
20-Apr-2419$15,989 111479$5,208 10$10,781
13-Apr-2413$8,952 97610$1,652 3$7,300
6-Apr-2423$26,616 1422214$13,501 8$13,116
30-Mar-2412$9,286 81368$4,299 4$4,987
23-Mar-2418$5,451 1726616$4,759 2$692
16-Mar-2421$11,437 1318614$9,316 6$2,070
9-Mar-2423$4,695 2121819$2,723 4$1,972
2-Mar-2420$9,108 1937214$4,558 6$4,550
24-Feb-2419$16,382 1224815$9,507 4$6,875
17-Feb-2416$29,932 1515712$29,216 4$716
10-Feb-2425$10,750 1719619$5,372 6$5,379
3-Feb-2412$8,416 181259$3,416 3$5,000
27-Jan-249$8,165 9878$7,815 1$800
20-Jan-2414$4,084 1210912$3,219 2$865
13-Jan-2417$33,588 1225612$26,765 5$6,823
6-Jan-248$7,915 8846$7,265 2$650
30-Dec-2317$14,599 129915$2,714 2$11,885
23-Dec-2323$4,182 1321916$1,813 7$2,370
16-Dec-2313$16,436 132807$15,150 5$1,286
9-Dec-2326$14,633.90 1724416$8,095 10$6,538.90
2-Dec-2313$6,720 95712$6,630 1$90
25-Nov-239$4,835 91316$1,785 3$3,050
18-Nov-2322$6,568.70 1718414$4,709.20 8$1,859.50
11-Nov-2315$9,825 1317912$6,581 3$3,244
4-Nov-2315$20,582.50 1419312$19,417.50 3$1,165
28-Oct-2318$68,419.10 1815215$66,646 3$1,773.10
21-Oct-2316$6,755.90 1616515$6,755.90 1$3
14-Oct-2314$67,851.20 131259$61,998.50 5$5,852.70
7-Oct-2317$6,595.50 1322816$5,995.50 1$600
30-Sep-2317$1,896.45 1318914$806.45 3$1,090
23-Sep-2323$6,432.70 1723016$1,402.80 7$5,029.90
16-Sep-2325$23,226.70 2335316$17,239 9$5,987.70
9-Sep-2312$6,369 81027$4,311 5$2,058
2-Sep-2314$2,522 69213$1,322 1$1,200
26-Aug-2317$12,160.25 1320215$6,573.25 2$5,587.00
19-Aug-2319$11,505 1321315$11,255 4$250
12-Aug-2319$9,698.80 131847$3,270 12$6,428.80
5-Aug-2313$5,201 1211812$5,051 1$150
29-Jul-2315$21,031.60 1319611$18,292.00 4$2,739.60
22-Jul-2318$3,992 1213013$2,808 5$1,184
15-Jul-2313$8,254.95 138113$8,254.95 00
8-Jul-2316$5,441.45 1217211$2,443 5$2,998.45
1-Jul-2316$6,872 1010512$5,474 4$1,398
24-Jun-2313$10,914 1620110$7,874 3$3,040
17-Jun-2317$5,880.70 1515115$4,705.70 2$1,175
10-Jun-2319$8,516.10 1311116$6,252.40 3$2,263.70
June 3 202312$6,104.42 121388$4,256.92 4$1,847.50
27-May-2317$12,200 106711$6,165 6$6,035
20-May-2311$22,458.10 81034$19,455 7$3,003
13-May-2312$7,034 101018$5,460 4$1,574
6-May-2320$3,297.60 1819617$2,985.60 3$312
29-Apr-2323$3,691.20 1813517$1,969.70 6$1,721.50
22-Apr-2316$5,570 1410414$4,750 2$1,000
15-Apr-2312$23,818.10 95910$21,618.10 2$2,200
8-Apr-2316$7,949 91739$5,472 7$3,477
1-Apr-2321$18,676.70 1217511$10,926.70 10$7,750
25-Mar-2315$8,779.50 101415$2,362 10$6,416.50
18-Mar-237$14,048.80 6695$13,345 2$703.80
11-Mar-2321$11,576 1616516$8,131 5$3,445
4-Mar-2320$9,668 1122816$8,209 4$1,459
25-Feb-2313$5,335 1313012$4,235 1$1,200
18-Feb-2314$5,743.70 131588$898.70 6$4,845
11-Feb-2316$12,088 1213712$9,965 4$2,123
4-Feb-2317$8,066 1514013$5,614 4$2,452
28-Jan-237$2,180 7755$1,692.75 2$488
21-Jan-2317$5,768 1617412$1,918 5$3,850
14-Jan-2311$2, 800101028$421 3$2,400
7-Jan-2318$8,296 1116714$6,461 3$1,835
31-Dec-2214$2,732 119912$2,092 2$640
17-Dec14$7,919 1311512$7,419 1$500
10-Dec-2214$10,093 128811$7,093 3$3,000
3-Dec-2226$12,800.90 1117220$4,141 6$8,659.90
26-Nov-228$2,266.70 853$76 5$2,190.70
19-Nov-2221$2,886 1521219$2,550 2$336
12-Nov-2213$15,093.70 9819$14,200 4$893.70
5-Nov-222519,337.201650922$8,267.20 3$11,070
29-Oct-2215$7,805.30 911614$7,180.30 1$625
22-Oct-2220$8,193.50 1325313$5,442 7$2,751.50
15-Oct-229$3,046.10 91397$2,588.30 2$457.80
8-Oct-2219$2,011.80 1211416$833.80 3$1,178
1-Oct-2223$5,532.90 1615618$4,952.30 5$580.60
24-Sep-2218$5,194 1421615$4,050 3$1,144
17-Sep-2221$8,352.30 1232015$4,759.60 6$3,592.70
10-Sep-2215$19,853.50 1012613$19,403.60 2$450
3-Sep-229$2,312 9629$2,312 00
27-Aug-2216$30,891.70 1013515$30,666.40 1227.7
20-Aug-2212$1,977 815299253$1,052
13-Aug-2218$8,004.70 1124211$2,844.70 7$5,160
6-Aug-2224$7,948.90 1224017$3,577 7$4,371.90
30-Jul-228$6,941 9787$6,839 1$102
23-Jul-2211$801 119210$801 10
16-Jul-2214$3,650 1012214$3,650 00
9-Jul-2210$3,557.70 7689$3,557.70 10
2-Jul-2218$8,609.40 1315215$2,754.40 3$5,855
25-Jun-2215$6,142 131469$2,017 6$4,125
18-Jun-2217$11,890.10 1422815$11,410 2479.7
11-Jun-2217$7,600 1212310$2,300 7$5,300
4-Jun-2212$2,937 101279$692 3$2,245
28-May-229$3,197.60 11869$3,197.60 00
21-May-2214$7,284.50 1218511$6,609 3$675.50
14-May-2211$306.60 98010$306.60 1$225
7-May-2216$10,451.75 1210812$1,827 4$8,624.75
30-Apr-2216$2,296.50 1615712$895.50 4$1,401
23-Apr-2210$2,241 11588$1,641 2$600
16-Apr-2211$6,643 71568$2,359 3$4,284
9-Apr-2217$4,429 1418411$1,690 6$2,739
2-Apr-2213$1,755 88410$1,145 3$610
26-Mar-2211$3,205 8656$200 5$3,005
19-Mar-2213$2,239.17 910613$2,239.17 00
12-Mar-2218$12,016 1123915$11,965 2$51.35
5-Mar-2217$6,786 1313713$5,161 4$1,625
26-Feb-2212$5,095 81499$4,437.50 3$658
19-Feb-2217$22,229 1717414$21,354 3$875
12-Feb-2212$2,344.70 10738$641.70 4$1,703
5-Feb-2211$2,503 89911$2,503 00
29-Jan-2211$3,872 1210112$3,872 00
22-Jan-2213$5,143.50 109912$4,842.50 1$301
15-Jan-2212$7,605 91559$6,480 3$1,025
8-Jan-2213$8,256.20 1110213$8,256.20 00
1-Jan-229$1,273.80 6509$1,273.80 00
25-Dec-2121$4,734.75 1117616$3,410 5$1,324.75
18-Dec-2126$7,325.20 1519318$3,640.20 8$3,685.20
11-Dec-2116$5,017 1010913$1,417 3$3,600
4-Dec-2114$2,310 8868$2,310 6$1,882.05
27-Nov-219$3.460.1101016$1,758 3$1,702.60
20-Nov-2120$22,792 1515712$18,864.50 8$3,928
13-Nov-2121$26,729 1217813$11,822 8$14,907
6-Nov-2112$8,303 1315710$6,682 3$1,621
30-Oct-2121$10,368 1521815$9,24.46$1,103.00
23-Oct-2121$18.783.11522211$12,314 10$6,468.60
16-Oct-2115$3,868 1111815$2,293 2$1,575
9-Oct-2120$8,610 1617516$7,795 4$815
2-Oct-2114$6,250 1113710$5,200 4$1,050
25-Sep-2111$11,460 9937$10,200 4$1,250
18-Sep-2111$16,603 8998$15,084 3$1,519
11-Sep-2117$10,653 1110313$8,503 4$2,150
4-Sep-2113$7,222 108911$6,715 2$507
28-Aug-2112$763 96311$663 1$100
21-Aug-2112$29,659 77911$29,579 1$80
14-Aug-2122$17,845 1119912$12,805 10$5,04
7-Aug-2117$13,670 1213915$11,766 2$1,904
31-Jul-2121$8,160 1113410$3,574 10$4,586
July 24,202121$6,367 1113915$3,712 6$2,655
17-Jul-2114$4,009 1112412$2,015 2$1,994
10-Jul-2116$3,997 1314311$1,597 4$2,4
3-Jul-2124$7,492 139416$3,769 8$3,722
26-Jun-2110$4,995 7858$3,847 2$1,148
19-Jun-2128$16,830 82289$1,861 19$14,968
12-Jun-2126$27,238 1520919$25,602 7$1,636
5-Jun-2115$15,539 1310013$14,709 2$600
29-May-2135$20,279 1114528$18,647$1,639
22-May-2124$53,208 1417417$51,047 7$2,161
15-May-2118$10,620 1322011$5,870 7$4,809
8-May-2117$10,400 1115615$8,386 2$2,500
1-May-2121$7,200 1611512$3,808 9$3,392
24-Apr-218$20,200 9318$20,200 00
17-Apr-2114$6,270 810211$40,180 3$2,260
10-Apr-2115$8,940 1312914$7,990 1$950
3-Apr-2118$19,513 1015112$16,923 6$2,590
27-Mar-2127$13,942 1524414$4,300 13$9,633.50
20-Mar-2111$2,046 41023$270 8$1,776
13-Mar-2115$3,270 91096$538 9$2,732
6-Mar-2124$13,617 1019613$10,395 11$3,222
27-Feb-2119$8,105 1213915$4,970 4$3,135
20-Feb-219$8,820 91538$8,520 1$300
13-Feb-2112$4,852.60 78172,7665$2,086.60
6-Feb-2118$9,752 1315314$5,222 4$4,530
30-Jan-2118$9,449 918215$8,753.80 3$695.30
23-Jan-2114$8,150 81186$4,000 8$4,150
16-Jan-2117$6,783 1313811$2,400 6$4,382.90
9-Jan-2122$6,829 1413518$3,139.30 4$3,690
2-Jan-217$1,466 7607$1,466 00
26-Dec-2018$15,900 1216316$5,300 1$600
19-Dec-2018$9,769 1411014$8,426 4$1,343
12-Dec-2010$7,200 91009$3,325 1$3,830
5-Dec-2015$4,261 91229$2,780 6$1,481
28-Nov-2019$7,758 1011013$4,003 6$3,755
14-Nov-2014$864.10 1415712$289.10 2$575
7-Nov-2013$6,332 91299$2,483.50 4$3,849
31-Oct-2010$3,995.80 81036$3,231.10 4$754.70
24-Oct-206$18,100 6585$17,709 1$350
17-Oct-208$351.90 5558$351.90 00
10-Oct-207$5,229 3504$735 3$4,494
3-Oct-2014$21,428 91739$17,535 5$3,893
26-Sep-2010$12,770 8935$10,300 5$2,470
19-Sep-2014$8,365 91016$1,020 8$7,345
12-Sep-206$4,406 8593$1,270 3$3,136
5-Sep-2011$5,191 81179$4,061 2$1,130
29-Aug-2011$2,531 9945$1,130 6$1,401
22-Aug-2018$6,574 121407$1,930 11$4,644
15-Aug-2013$4,991 10977$1,216 6$3,775
8-Aug-2012$32,092 111129$30,457 3$1,635
1-Aug-207$5,287 8765$3,687 2$1,600
25-Jul-209$18,751 6677$18,403 2$348
18-Jul-206$1,982.50 5504$1,407.50 2$575
11-Jul-2011$565.10 127510$65.10 1$500
4-Jul-2010$8,889 8989$8,788 1$100.30
27-Jun-208$6,874 10505$4,972.50 3$2,081.50
20-Jun-2012$4,444 91157$2,829 5$1,615
13-Jun-206$3,582 4372$350 4$3,232
6-Jun-2011$3,213.70 8657$470 4$2,743.70
30-May-208$7,335 7486$4,639 2$2,697
23-May-204$432.40 4343$432.40 10
16-May-206$310 6345$310 10
9-May-2018$5,630 1612414$3,180 4$2,450
2-May-201510,40010908$1,900 7$,8,500
25-Apr-208$3,400 9365$1,000 3$2,450
18-Apr-2019$9,500 14928$185.70 11$9,360
11-Apr-2012$6,000 9405$190 7$5,800
4-Apr-2014$8,200 116810$2,200 4$6,000
28-Mar-2016$6,500 139610$3,700 6$2,800
21-Mar-2011$11,910 7337$2,250 4$9,960
14-Mar-207809.86346684.81125
7-Mar-2016$2,500 157013$669 3$1,400
29-Feb-2013$15,260 1312811$11,760 2$3,500
22-Feb-2012$3,700 109210$2,560 2$1,130
15-Feb-2016$1,250 108412$35 4$1,222
8-Feb-2018$6,080 1412314$2,595 4$3,485
1-Feb-2021$20,900 1210114$17,860 7$3,060
25-Jan-2013$7,430 136212$6,430 1$1,000
18-Jan-2023$9,580 1512019$6,580 4$3,000
11-Jan-2021$14,200 1819916$1,020 5$13,200
4-Jan-2022$6,400 1111916$3,204 6$3,245
28-Dec-1922$7,150 1917518$6,800 4$327.40
14-Dec-1924$36,300 2316719$9,500 5$26,800
7-Dec-1911$10,400 11557$1,082 4$9,370
November 30. 201914$2,450 1212612$1,760 2$692.50
23-Nov-1916$1,995 104111$615 5$1,380
16-Nov-1915$3,820 1313511$2,500 4$1,271
9-Nov-1925$12,900 1718223$12,200 2$575
2-Nov-1910$2,470 126192,4503$22
26-Oct-1912$5,560 147011$3,860 1$1,700
19-Oct-198$6,600 81388$6,600 00
12-Oct-1919$4,300 145516$3,800 3$500
5-Oct-1918$14,500 1916615$11,100 3$3,400
28-Sep-1919$8,100 1813218$7,560 1$550
21-Sep-1914$6,300 166611$2,160 3$4,170
14-Sep-1915$23,800 125611$21,250 4$2,570
7-Sep-1917$3,500 159814$1,900 3$1,600
31-Aug-195$8,700 6505$8,700 00
24-Aug-1916$10,000 148215$4,250 1$5,750
16-Aug-1910$1,680 5527$650 3$950
9-Aug-1917$17,700 156814$3,900 3$13,800
2-Aug-1913$5,760 1210813$5,760 NANA
27-Jul-1911$7,300 13768$6,570 3$730
20-Jul-1913$11,800 1312511$5,300 2$6,500
13-Jul-1910$775 7468$542.50 2$233
6-Jul-197$2,500 9857$2,500 00
29-Jun-1923$8,290 1515417$2,300 6$5,970
22-Jun-1917$10,700 1013914$7,700 3$3,000
15-Jun-1911$13,500 1416011$13,500 NANA
8-Jun-1913$2,870 175511$1,570 2$1,300
1-Jun-1910$4,460 11608$4,140 2$315
25-May-1917$4,360 147914$3,700 3$612
18-May-1922$9,000 1715016$3,400 6$5,600
11-May-1918$19,800 1717715$18,300 3$1,500
4-May-1910$7,075 6328$6,900 2$175
27-Apr-1915$3,200 1411714$3,160 1$40
20-Apr-1913$13,500 10909$12,200 4$1,300
13-Apr-1916$38,900 149114$37,800 2$1,100
6-Apr-1912$6,870 119410$6,730 2$50
30-Mar-1915$6,470 128410$7,91.55$5,677
23-Mar-1918$6,450 149114$5,042 4$1,408
16-Mar-1914$10,180 1211511$8,800 3$1,300
9-Mar-199$1,800 6498$1,300 1$500
2-Mar-1920$3,033 1610714$1,817 6$1,262
23-Feb-1912$2,040 8699$614.60 3$1,430
16-Feb-1916$9,970 187716$9,970 00
9-Feb-1914$6,400 1011014$6,400 00
2-Feb-1918$6,740 159916$5,720 2$950
26-Jan-1913$2,770 116711$918.95 2$1,850
19-Jan-1915$3,819 167612$2,594 3$1,225
12-Jan-1918$7,283 149215$1,683 3$5,600
5-Jan-1910$529 125010$529 00
22-Dec-1817$2,570 138714$941 3$1,629
15-Dec-1810$2,860 8268$264 2$2,600
8-Dec-1815$1,819 166512$552 3$1,267
1-Dec-1812$7,500 10909$1,200 3$6,200
28-Nov-1815$4,500 1110714$4,000 1$500
19-Nov-1818$6,137 139813$2,142 5$3,995
14-Nov-1818$9,200 1315215$8,500 3$694
6-Nov-1816$17,300 1618314$16,361 2$950
29-Oct-1814$14,400 1812717$13,800 1$600
24-Oct-1813$6,140 1312611$5,122 2$1,018
17-Oct-1818$18,390 1512514$12,292 4$6,098
10-Oct-1829$3,149 1810420$1,647 9$819
2-Oct-1818$9,300 116714$7,300 4$2,000
25-Sep-1813$7,000 117510$6,000 3$995
18-Sep-189$3,570 7449$3,570 00
11-Sep-1813$5,900 1013213$5,900 00
7-Sep-1814$5,000 158611$4,000 3$1,000
29-Aug-1815$20,700 147913$4,700 2$16,000
20-Aug-1810$12,400 11538$11,380 3$1,057
14-Aug-1812$19,900 121329$18,889 3$1,011
7-Aug-1816$68,600 1110613$67,259 3$1,340
31-Jul-1815$15,100 159511$13,060 4$2,060
23-Jul-1813$2,130 156010$1,804 3$1,100
17-Jul-1814$5,370 17989$4,310 5$1,100
9-Jul-1816$11,200 157410$11,080 6$862
3-Jul-1813$7,000 78112$6,330 1$750
25-Jun-1815$8,800 13979$4,970 6$3,930
18-Jun-1813$14,200 14807$221 6$14,290
11-Jun-1812$6,300 8968$5,910 4$803
6-Jun-1813$14,500 10888$14,154 5$579
31-May-1811$4,890 10638$3,240 3$1,790
22-May-1815$20,400 11639$19,808 6$885
15-May-1815$4,700 1510610$3,900 5$643
9-May-1811$1,400 13889$1,300 2$560
1-May-188$14,250 7887$13,400 1$450
24-Apr-1812$5,300 66111$4,470 1$800
17-Apr-189$1,800 10447$2,330 2$1,434
11-Apr-1811$2,500 8326$1,690 5$809
3-Apr-1815$13,400 111219$12,020 6$1,090
28-Mar-1810$4,000 10927$3,870 3$215
19-Mar-1817$5,800 135110$590 7$5,165
12-Mar-1815$3,130 114311$2,360 4$788
6-Mar-1819$5,400 1311610$1,530 9$4,860
27-Feb-1820$6,600 136914$5,530 6$1,030
19-Feb-1815$5,500 1411110$3,990 6$1,980
12-Feb-1823$10,900 1715712$7,110 11$3,840
5-Feb-1816$8,600 131007$1,330 9$7,800
30-Jan-1811$12,600 11685$7,300 6$4,982
24-Jan-1819$9,400 151295$2,010 14$7,337
18-Jan-1810$6,280 8492$2,100 8$4,188
9-Jan-1812$16,500 12929$15,890 3$475
3-Jan-1810$2,500 9478$2,350 2$150
27-Dec-1715$9,000 151139$7,568 6$1,784
18-Dec-1715$13,800 161649$13,010 7$1,118
11-Dec-1714$9,700 1012612$2,940 4$8,500
4-Dec-176$1,800 6315$1,510 1$300
28-Nov-177$3,850 8764$3,260 3$285
16-Nov-1710$2,700 10486$1,840 4$856
8-Nov-1715$2,380 179110$1,860 5$516
1-Nov-1712$4,700 17949$3,400 4$1,300
23-Oct-1715$10,500 106710$9,780 4$1,530
18-Oct-176$2,000 373$225 3$1,820
10-Oct-1712$6,570 1009$3,880 3$3,360
2-Oct-178$3,100 11193$1,630 5$1,750
25-Sep-178$4,880 8795$2,660 5$2,070
18-Sep-179$4,770 3$300 6$4,470
12-Sep-1711$4,430 8$2,030 3$2,400
1-Sep-174$1,310 3$317 1$1,000
23-Aug-1711$13,640 98$11,840 3$1,800

Thirteen law firms and 96 Texas lawyers were involved in the activity, which included 10 M&A/private equity/venture capital deals valued at $3.7 billion and 6 capital markets transactions worth $2.8 billion.

M&A/PRIVATE EQUITY/VENTURE CAPITAL

Jasper Ridge Partners raises $2.4 billion

Jasper Ridge Partners in Fort Worth has raised $2.4 billion for its Jasper Ridge Diversified fund, according to a March 24 filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Jasper executives didn’t respond to requests for their legal counsel. Rajesh Swaminathan is its general counsel, Patrick McGlinchey is its associate general counsel, John Walker is its assistant general counsel, John Fant is its senior strategic counsel and Howie Pearson is special counsel.

Jasper is an asset management firm providing discretionary investment services and customized solutions to prominent families, foundations and global institutions.

The firm manages more than $21.2 billion in assets with expertise across asset classes, including public equity, fixed income, hedge funds, private equity, venture capital, real estate and natural resources.

Tailwater closes $1.1B midstream energy fund

Dallas private equity firm Tailwater Capital said March 26 it closed its fourth fund with $1.1 billion in capital commitments, its largest fund to date.

Thompson & Knight counseled Tailwater, including Wes Williams, Dean Hinderliter, Anna Marie Dempsey, Jason Loden, Mitch Gibbons, Nathan Stone, Marc Lombardi, Dasha Hodge and Holt Foster.

Tailwater said the capital commitments include a co-investment for one of the fund’s platform companies, which it didn’t name. It’s already committed capital to several new platform companies.

The firm said the fund will continue its strategy of partnering with proven management teams to identify attractive opportunities in midstream infrastructure. 

Tailwater said it has more than $1.3 billion in “dry powder” and management teams operating in all of the core onshore basins in the U.S., giving it the opportunity to buy assets given the capital access challenges in the energy industry.

The firm is led by founding partners Jason Downie and Edward Herring, who have worked together for more than two decades. Since its inception in 2013, Tailwater has raised more than $3.7 billion across its funds and co-investments and executed more than 100 transactions representing $20 billion of transaction value.

Downie said management believes it will see some of the most compelling buying opportunities it’s come across in many years.

“Having invested through multiple cycles, we are confident private equity will play a critical role in solving the prevailing capital constraints of the energy industry,” he said.

The firm’s third fund closed in July 2018 with commitments of $1 billion, including a co-investment for a platform company in the fund and committed capital to six platform companies.

McGuireWoods, Baker Botts aid on Dominion’s $175M pipeline, LNG purchase from Southern

Dominion Energy has bought a 5% stake in the Atlantic Coast Pipeline and all of the Pivotal LNG facility from Southern Co. for $175 million.

Dominion completed the Pivotal LNG acquisition on March 24.

The deal gives Dominion 53% of the pipeline, up from 48%, with Duke Energy Corp. owning the other 47%. Southern will remain an anchor customer of the pipeline via its unit Virginia Natural Gas.

The Pivotal deal gives Dominion a liquefaction facility in Trussville, Ala., and a 50% ownership of the Jax LNG ship bunkering operation in Jacksonville, Fla. (NorthStar Midstream owns the other half of Jax).

Baker Botts counseled Southern Co., including Houston senior counsel Bill Lamb and partner Jon Bobinger. Kathryn McCoy was the main in-house counsel for Southern Company Gas. Willkie partner Archie Fallon in Houston represented Southern as LNG project counsel for Jax. 

McGuire Woods partner Jay Hughes in Houston and associate Sam Fubara in Dallas were part of the team that represented Dominion. 

Jax is the first small-scale liquefied natural gas facility in the U.S. with the capability to load LNG into marine vessels and trucks. Including Trussville, the two facilities have the capacity to produce 180,000 gallons a day and store 7 million gallons, with Jax having the ability to expand production capacity an additional 480,000 gallons per day.

Roger Williams, Dominion’s VP of gas development services, said in a statement that the acquisition of Pivotal LNG will play an important role in its broader strategy to help decarbonize the marine shipping industry.

“The acquisition of Pivotal and our existing Cove Point LNG facility in Maryland positions us well to lead the transformation of the marine industry and to serve other growing LNG markets along the East Coast,” he continued. 

HuntonAK counsels Key EM Energy on $70M EdgeMarc purchase

Hunton Andrews Kurth said March 26 it counseled KeyBank unit Key EM Energy on its purchase of natural gas wells in Pennsylvania from bankrupt Goldman Sachs-backed EdgeMarc Energy Holdings for $70 million.

The deal was announced Jan. 24 and closed Feb. 24.

Houston partner Tad Davidson led the deal team, which included Houston partners Tammy Brennig, Joe Buoni, Courtney Butler, Jeff Butler, Phil Haines, Allison Mantor and Harve Truskett; Austin partners Anthony Eppert and Lisa Shelton; and Dallas partner Greg Hesse.

The Texas associates were Andrew Blasio, Emily Cabrera, Edward Clarkson, Ian Goldberg, Jared Grodin, Philip Guffy, Ashley Harper, Mike Hoffman, Alex Miron, Rachel Morico, Adam Ragan and Joseph Rovira.

Davis, Polk & Wardwell represented EdgeMarc. Landis Rath & Cobb was debtors counsel while Evercore Partners was its investment banker and Opportune and Dacarba were its financial advisors.

Led by CEO Callum Streeter, EdgeMarc filed for Chapter 11 in a Delaware bankruptcy court in May of last year after the 2018 explosion of Energy Transfer’s Revolution pipeline curtailed its production, preventing it from satisfying its long-haul firm transportation contracts. The company decided a sale was the best path forward for stakeholders.

KeyBank provided a $108 million debtor-in-possession bankruptcy loan to EdgeMarc, including $30 million in new money financing and $78 million of “roll up” loans to refinance all outstanding debt it owed to KeyBank. KeyBank ended up winning the bankruptcy auction to buy the operations in Butler County, Pa., where the debtor controls around 32,000 acres. 

The bank will apply $60 million of the debt EdgeMarc owes it to the sale price and pay about $9.7 million in cash, according to a sale notice filed Jan. 24 with the bankruptcy court.

EdgeMarc sold other assets to Diversified Gas & Oil this past summer for $50 million, with Baker Botts partner Jim Prince in Dallas counseling Diversified. 

V&E advises bankrupt Carbo Ceramics on sale to Wilks, Equity Financial

Vinson & Elkins said March 30 it advised Carbo Ceramics Inc. on its sale to Wilks Brothers and Equity Financial through a debt-for-equity exchange as part of a reorganization plan in a Chapter 11 bankruptcy case.

The team was led by partners Paul Heath and Mike Telle along with a restructuring partner in the firm’s New York office (David Meyer). Other Texas lawyers on the team were partners Matt Moran, Guy Gribov, Wendy Salinas, David Peck, David D’Alessandro, Sean Becker and Tom Wilson.

Others were restructuring senior associate Garrick Smith and associates Matt Struble and Mike Garza; litigation senior associate Jeremy Reichman and associate Holly Meyers; corporate associates Todd Hartis and John Daywalt; labor/employment counsel Christie Alcalá; executive compensation/benefits counsel Regina Ibarra; and senior associate Zach Rider on finance.

Also advising the company were Perella Weinberg Partners, together with its corporate advisory affiliates, including Tudor Pickering Holt & Co., and FTI Consulting Inc.

Carbo also used Matthew Okin at Okin Adams in Houston on the bankruptcy. Norton Rose Fulbright partner Greg Wilkes in Dallas represented Wilks Brothers and Equify Financial.

Carbo announced the agreement March 29, saying it initiated a voluntary Chapter 11 process in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas in Houston to facilitate and effectuate the transaction.

Chairman and CEO Gary Kolstad said like many companies with a significant concentration in the oil and gas industry, Carbo has felt the impact of the challenging business environment and worked diligently to strengthen its overall financial foundation.

“While Carbo has undoubtedly made progress in our transformation strategy, we ultimately expect these headwinds to persist,” he said. “We are pleased to reach an agreement with the Wilks Brothers. We are confident that, under their ownership and investment, we will be better positioned to maximize value, realize the potential of Carbo and serve our customers as we move forward.”

The Wilks Brothers committed to providing $15 million in debtor-in-possession financing and consented to the use of its cash collateral to bolster Carbo’s financial position and finance its operations through the process. 

This financing, combined with the company’s usual operating cash flows, will allow Carbo to continue to operate in the ordinary course through the restructuring process, the company said.

Wilks Brothers’ Matt Wilks said he’s long believed in the underlying strength of Carbo’s business, given its multi-year relationship with the company, and that the transaction will allow Wilks Brothers to invest in Carbo’s future as it pursues opportunities to unlock value and support growth.

Consummation of the plan and the restructuring have to clear the bankruptcy court.

ION Geophysical sells 49% stake in INOVA Geophysical Equipment for $12M

ION Geophysical Corp. said March 20 it agreed to sell its 49% stake in INOVA Geophysical Equipment Ltd. for $12 million. It didn’t name the buyer.

ION Geophysical deputy general counsel Michael Collins told The Texas Lawbook that the company handled the deal in-house. Matthew Powers is the company’s general counsel.

BGP Inc. owns the other 51% of INOVA, a land seismic equipment joint venture. BGP claims to be the world’s largest land seismic service provider.

The parties expect to close the deal in the second half of the year if it clears regulators.

INOVA provides land geophysical technology, including acquisition systems, source products and digital sensors. In 2014, ION wrote down its investment in INOVA to zero.  

“This divestment is aligned with ION’s strategy to focus on higher potential return offerings offshore that value our leading technology and experience while monetizing non-core assets,” ION president and CEO Chris Usher said in a statement. 

ION plans to use the proceeds to support the company’s entry into the 3D new acquisition market and the development of its Marlin SmartPort business while further bolstering its liquidity.

BoyarMiller represents Quest Design on sale to Universal Forest Products

The GulfStar Group said March 23 that it provided financial advice to Quest Design & Fabrication and Quest Architectural Millwork on their sale to Universal Forest Products Inc., which does business as UFP Industries. Terms weren’t disclosed.

The investment bank said Bill Boyar, Adebola Akisanya, Travis Johnson and Corinne Sullins of BoyarMiller provided legal counsel to Quest. 

GulfStar managing director Colt Luedde worked on the deal along with VP Charlie Craig, associates Jon Sanfelippo and Sarah Wilson and analyst MG Jadick.

Based near Houston, Quest specializes in designing, fabricating and installing millwork and case goods for builders’ sales centers, design studios, hospitality, corporate offices and healthcare. The company generated $22 million in sales last year. CEO and president Jon Deutser will continue to run it.

Deutser said the two companies share multiple customers and the buyer’s national footprint will help Quest grow quickly and better serve customers. 

UFP Industries is a holding company whose units supply wood, wood composite and other products to the retail, construction and industrial markets. Founded in 1955, the company is headquartered in Grand Rapids, Mich., with affiliates throughout North America, Europe, Asia and Australia.

Katten advises Three Oaks Hospice on Godly Hospice acquisition

Katten said March 23 it advised Dallas-based Three Oaks Hospice Inc. on its purchase of Godly Hospice and Palliative Care for undisclosed terms.

Dallas partner Gregory Hidalgo led the deal team, which included associates Ethan Post, Jonathan Stoddard and partner William Rivers. The deal closed Jan. 31.

Founded by healthcare and hospice executives, Three Oaks Hospice launched last fall with three acquisitions and $21 million in backing from Granite Growth Health Partners, Health Velocity Capital and Petra Capital Partners. The company is led by chairman David Gasmire and CEO Andrea Bohannon.

Sidley represents Twin Eagle on sale of energy management business

Sidley Austin said March 23 it represented Blackstone Group-backed Twin Eagle Resource Management on the sale of its energy management business and transfer of related personnel. It didn’t name the buyer.

The deal team was led by counsel Atman Shukla in Houston and included partners Cliff Vrielink and Zack Pullin and associate Kayleigh McNelis, all of Houston. It had help from a partner in Washington, D.C. (Jim Mendenhall).

The parties signed the transaction on March 16. One report said Germany’s Uniper was in discussions to buy the business.

Willkie advises Percussion management on Carnelian Energy investment

Willkie said March 25 it represented the management team, including John Campbell III and Brian Zwart, on the formation of Houston-based Percussion Petroleum II and equity commitment from Carnelian Energy Capital.

Partner Michael De Voe Piazza in Houston led the deal team. Carnelian partner Tomas Ackerman told The Lawbook that the private equity firm handled the investment internally (assistant general counsel Matt Savage in Houston).

Percussion II announced the investment March 24, saying it would pursue an acquisition and development strategy in select onshore basins in North America.

Percussion I put together a position in the northwest shelf of the Permian Basin, including interests in around 380 gross producing wells and 22,000 net acres in the core of the Yeso formation in Eddy & Lea Counties, New Mexico, and associated water and midstream assets. Spur Energy Partners bought the assets in mid-2019. 

“This is an exciting time to be well capitalized as we pursue new opportunities,” Campbell and Zwart said in the release.

Ackerman said the firm is looking forward to “getting to work during this opportunity-rich time in the energy markets.”

Carnelian has attracted $1.8 billion in equity commitments. It focuses on lower-to-middle market equity investments in North America, primarily in the upstream, or exploration and production, part of the sector.

CAPITAL MARKETS/FINANCINGS

Bracewell aids Phillips 66 on $1B 364-day delayed draw term loan

Bracewell said March 27 that it represented Phillips 66 as borrower on a $1 billion 364-day delayed draw term loan agreement with Mizuho Bank Ltd., which served as administrative agent and lead arranger. 

The team included Houston partner Heather L. Brown along with a firm partner in New York (Robin J. Miles) and Houston associate Emily A. Banse.

Hunton Andrews Kurth partners Tom Perich and Jeff Butler in Houston counseled Mitzuho.

Phillips 66 has the option to increase the facility’s amount by up to $1 billion, subject to the reduction of Mizuho’s initial funded amount and additional lenders providing additional commitments and loans.

Phillips 66 has businesses in oil and gas refining, midstream, chemicals and marketing.

Latham advises Waste Connections on $500M senior notes offering

Latham & Watkins said March 24 that it advised Waste Connections on a $500 million senior notes offering.

Houston partner John Greer led the deal team along with associates Ryan Lynch, Erin Lee, Katie Walker and Trevor Bossi. Attorneys from the firm’s New York and Los Angeles offices also helped (including partners Bora Bozkurt and Jocelynn Noll).

Simpson Thacher represented the underwriters with attorneys out of New York (including Roxane Reardon). BofA Securities, J.P. Morgan, MUFG and Wells Fargo Securities are joint book-running managers and underwriters.

The offering involves 3.05% senior notes due 2050 at a price to the public of 98.525% of their face value. Waste Connections expects to use the $487 million in net proceeds to repay part of its borrowings outstanding under its revolver and its term loan and for general corporate purposes.

HuntonAK works on four capital markets transactions worth $1.275B

Hunton Andrews Kurth said March 26 that its Texas lawyers worked on four capital markets transactions, which together are worth at least $1.275 billion.

The firm was underwriters’ counsel for One Gas Inc.’s $250 million public offering of common stock on Feb. 26. The team was led out of New York but included Houston associate Erin Jennings. GableGotwals counseled the other party. The banks included Morgan Stanley, Mizuho Securities USA Inc. and Banc of America Securities.

HuntonAK also was underwriters’ counsel for NexPoint Residential Trust Inc.’s $225 million public offering of common stock on March 4. The team was led out of Richmond, Va., but included Houston associates Hannah Bradley, Oliver Fankhauser, Marshall Heins and Samantha Siegler. Winston & Strawn counseled the other party. The banks were Raymond James & Associates Inc., SunTrust Robinson Humphrey Inc., KeyBanc Capital Markets Inc. and Jefferies.

The firm was underwriters’ counsel for an unquantified sale of asset-backed securities for Figure Line of Credit Trust 2020-1 on March 5. The transaction was led out of New York but included Dallas associate Rachael Craven and partner Abby Lyle, with Dentons counseling the other party. Jefferies was the bank. 

Finally, HuntonAK was initial purchasers’ counsel for Oncor Electric Delivery Co.’s $800 million debt offering of seniors notes on March 20. That team was led out of New York but included Houston associate Tim Strother. Baker McKenzie represented the other party. The banks were US Bancorp Piper Jaffray, Mizuho Securities USA Inc., SMBC Nikko Securities America Inc. and TD Securities.

UPDATE/OTHER

Bankruptcies in the oil and gas industry are starting to roll in after the oil drop caused by the Saudi-Russia price war and the demand-sapping qualities of the coronavirus. 

Houston oil and gas investment fund Sheridan Holding Co. I filed for Chapter 11 last week in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Houston before Judge David R. Jones. The move followed Sheridan II’s emergence from bankruptcy in January with a new name (Sunrise Oil & Gas). The company filed on March 23 and had its plan of confirmation completed the next day.

Sheridan tapped Kirkland & Ellis as its lead law firm with attorneys in New York. The debtor also used Jackson Walker partner Matthew Cavenaugh out of Houston. Vinson & Elkins counsel Bradley Foxman in Dallas represented creditor Bank of America.

Houston-based Echo Energy Partners I also filed for bankruptcy in Houston on March 24 with the aim of selling its portfolio of oil and gas wells in Oklahoma. The case also is before Judge Jones.

Bracewell is Echo’s legal counsel  – partners Trey Wood and Jason G. Cohen in Houston – and Opportune is its financial adviser. Winstead is counseling creditor Texas Capital Bank (shareholder Joseph Wielebinski and associate Annmarie Chiarello in Dallas) and Bonds Ellis Eppich Schafer Jones is representing creditor Marathon Oil (partner Clay Taylor in Fort Worth).

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Occidental Petroleum reached a settlement with billionaire activist investor Carl Icahn in which it will bring three new Icahn-designated directors to the company’s board: Andrew Langham, Nicholas Graziano and Margarita Paláu-Hernández. 

Former Oxy chief Stephen Chazen will be chairman of the board. Existing directors Spencer Abraham, Eugene Batchelder, Margaret M. Foran and Elisse B. Walter will retire. 

Icahn, who was critical of Occidental’s purchase of Anadarko Petroleum, said he believes Oxy is a good company with good assets and will focus on working with Chazen to enhance value for all stockholders.

Leading the agreement in-house were Oxy general counsel Marcia Backus and deputy general counsel Nicole Clark. Cravath, Swaine & Moore was the company’s outside legal advisor (partners George Schoen, Keith Hallam and Allison Wein in New York). Icahn Enterprises’ general counsel is Jesse Lynn.

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